Table 4 Factors associated with having grade II or severer hypertension at 1 year after the first check-up adjusted for the visit to a physician within 3 months after undergoing a health checkup

From: Blood pressure control and treatment status at 1 year after the first health check-up in individuals with observed referral-level blood pressure

 

Overall (n = 63,785)

RR (95% CI)

P-value

Per 5 years lower in age

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

0.002

Sex, men

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.156

Obesity

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

<0.001

Per 5 mmHg higher in systolic blood pressure

1.05 (1.04–1.05)

<0.001

Per 5 mmHg higher in diastolic blood pressure

1.07 (1.06–1.07)

<0.001

Diabetes mellitus

0.99 (0.97–1.02)

0.698

Dyslipidemia

0.99 (0.97–1.00)

0.129

Cigarette smoking

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.473

Alcohol consumption

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.985

Physical inactivity

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.253

Poor sleep quality

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.799

Skipping breakfast ≥3 times per week

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

0.002

No physician visit in 3 months after undergoing a health checkup

1.36 (1.34–1.38)

<0.001

  1. P-values were calculated using the Poisson regression with robust error variance analyses adjusted for a variable of the visit to a physician within 3 months after undergoing a health checkup. Obesity was defined as body mass index ≥25 kg/m2. Diabetes was defined as fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL or use of glucose-lowering medications. Dyslipidemia was defined as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥140 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dL, triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL, or use of lipid-lowering medications. All variables are simultaneously included in the model
  2. RR relative risk, CI confidence interval
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